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Buchwa Mine

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081102
MRDS ID W032805
Record type Site
Current site name Buchwa Mine
Alternate or previous names Bucwa, Buhwa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.8847, -20.49687 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF BELINGWE (MBERENGWE?)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.8847, -20.49687
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Buchwa Iron Mining Co. (Put) Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Material ORE FE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^60%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Iron Iron 60wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • MULTIPLE BENCH ? STRIPPING RATIO 2.5:1

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1978

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1980

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1987, JANUARY, P. 63.

  • Production

    E/MJ 1978.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey

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